Table 5 Diagnostics skills and management decisions of trained and control RCH staff
Identification | Control (n = 30) | Trained (n = 28) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COs (n = 15) | Nurses (n = 15) | All (%) | COs (n = 14) | Nurses (n = 14) | All (%) | ||
Image of conjunctivitis: | |||||||
Correctly identified | 6 | 4 | 10 (33.3) | 13 | 10 | 23 (82.1) | 0.00 |
Image of cataract: | |||||||
Correctly identified | 3 | 2 | 5 (16.6) | 9 | 8 | 17 (60.7) | 0.01 |
Management of cataract: | |||||||
Refer for surgery | 3 | 3 | 6 (20.0) | 10 | 11 | 21 (70.0) | 0.00 |
Refer, did not know treatment | 6 | 7 | 13 (43.3) | 5 | 3 | 8 (28.5) | 0.4 |
Management not known | 6 | 5 | 11 (36.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0.00 |
Management of trauma: | |||||||
Immediate referral | 2 | 1 | 3 (10.0) | 7 | 8 | 15 (53.5) | 0.00 |